There's an 'Alabama Rot?' Find out what it's doing to the dogs of England

CORNWALL, England - British veterinarians say a mysterious disease that has already killed at least 17 dogs in England appears to be a form of an earlier disease called "Alabama Rot." According to reports in British media, the disease is apparently caused by a strain of e Coli bacteria that first appeared in Alabama in the 1980s. It affected mostly greyhounds then.

Reports about the disease have gone viral in the United Kingdom this month, where dogs are as beloved as they are in the United States, if not more so. Stories have been filed in every major media outlet and several official government websites.